Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy · NCLEX Exam

Which of the following is true regarding patient selection for targeted therapy?

  1. Every cancer responds automatically to targeted agents
  2. Targeted therapy requires no biomarker testing at all
  3. Only patients whose tumours express the target benefit
  4. Targeted therapy is first line regardless of mutation status
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Correct answer: Only patients whose tumours express the target benefit

The efficacy of targeted therapy depends on the presence of the target; therefore only those patients whose tumours express the target are likely to benefit.

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